>> GOOD MORNING.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE SCENE IN
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
FLIGHT CONTROL ROOM AT NASA'S
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER IN HOUSTON.
THIS IS WHERE THERE IS ALWAYS A
TEAM OF SPECIALISTS ON DUTY TO
MONITOR THE SYSTEMS AND WHERE
THEY WORK WITH THE CREW MEMBERS
THROUGH ALL THE TASKS ON THE
DAILY AGENDA.
CHRIS CASSIDY AND FLIGHT
ENGINEERS ANATOLYI AND IVAN
WAGNER ARE SPENDING THEIR
UPCOMING WEEKEND OFF DUTY AFTER
SCIENCE AND STATION MAINTENANCE
ABOARD THEIR HOME IN SPACE.
WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND.
THIS WEEK CHRIS CASSIDY
CONTINUES RESEARCH INTO HOW THE
BODY REPAIRS DNA DAMAGE IN
SPACE.
DUE TO INCREASED EXPOSURE TO
RADIATION IN SPACE DAMAGE LONG
TERM EFFECTS ON HEALTH.
THEY EVALUATE THE ENTIRE PROCESS
BY INDUCING DNA DAMAGES AND
ASSESSING MUTATION AND REPAIR.
ON TUESDAY, CASSIDY SET UP THE
SEQUENCER UNDERSTANDING HOW DNA
DAMAGE REPAIRS CAN OCCUR TO
PROTECT ASTRONAUTS NOT ONLY ON
THE SPACE STATION BUT ALSO ON
FUTURE MISSIONS TO THE MOON OR
MARS.
IN THE JAPANESE AEROSPACE MODULE
CHRIS CASSIDY WORKED ON HARDWARE
THAT GIVES US A LOOK AT THINGS
WE CAN'T SEE WITH THE NAKED EYE.
CASSIDY PERFORMED LENS
COLLECTION FOR THE SET UP AND
CLOSEOUT REMOVING THE LENSES
FROM THE AQUATIC HABITAT AND
REINSTALLING THEM IN THE
JAPANESE EXPERIMENT MODULE
HELPING MAINTAINING THE
MICROSCOPE ITSELF.
THEY PROVIDE A GREATER
RESOLUTION ON THE SUBJECT OF
INTEREST.
IT ALLOWS DATA TO BE OBTAINED
REAL TIME ON THE FUNDAMENTAL
NATURE ON CELLULAR TISSUE
STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS.
IT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD CHANCE TO
ANSWER NATALIE'S QUESTION ON
WHAT WEEKENDS ARE LIKE ON
PRESIDENT SPACE STATION.
ASTRONAUTS IN SPACE USUALLY GET
WEEKENDS OFF TOO AND ENJOY
TALKING WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY
AND TAKING PHOTOS AND READING
AND WATCHING MOVIES AND MORE.
HOWEVER THERE ARE A COUPLE OF
TASKS ON THEIR SCHEDULES.
ASTRONAUTS ARE STILL REQUIRED TO
WORK OUT FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS EACH
DAY AND THEY ALSO TAKE SOME TIME
TO TIDY UP THEIR HOME IN LOW
EARTH ORBIT.
KEEP SENDING IN YOUR QUESTIONS
USING THE #ASKNASA.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
CHRIS CASSIDY IS A U.S. NAVY
CAPTAIN WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE
IN MATH FROM THE NAVAL ACADEMY
AND MASTER'S IN OCEAN
ENGINEERING FROM M.I.T.
LITHIUM-ION HE ALSO SERVED 11
YEARS AS A NAVY SEAL BEFORE
BECOMING AN ASTRONAUT.
BUT YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW
SOMEONE UNTIL YOU KNOW THINGS
LIKE THEIR FAVORITE MUSICAL
INSTRUMENT AND WHAT THEY HOPE TO
BE REMEMBERED FOR.
HE SPREAD LIGHT ON THESE THINGS
AND MORE AS THE CLOCK COUNTED
DOWN TO HIS THIRD TRIP TO SPACE.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SEASON?
>> FALL.
>> WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE
CONSTELLATION?
>> ORION.
>> FAVORITE INSTRUMENT?
>> THE VIOLA.
>> MORNING OR NIGHT PERSON.
>> MORNING.
>> ONE THING YOU'RE AFRAID OF
>> SCREWING UP ON A SPACE
MISSION.
>> ONE THING YOU HAVE IN YOUR
REFRIGERATOR
>> PESTO
>> FAVORITE BOOK.
>> MONTE CASE TOW.
>> MOVIE.
>> SAVING PRIVATE RYAN.
>> DANCE MOVE, SPRINKLER.
>> ACCOMPLISHMENT YOU ARE MOST
PROUD OF.
>> BEING GRADUATE OF SEAL
TRAINING.
>> NEXT ITEM ON YOUR BUCKET
LIST.
>> WELCOMING ONE OF THE
COMMERCIAL CREWS ON BOARD THE
SPACE STATION.
>> ADVISE YOU WOULD GIVE
>> COMMUNICATE MORE OFTEN.
>> WHO INSPIRES YOU?
>> ANYBODY THAT DOES UNSOLICITED
UNSELFISH ACTS
>> WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE
REMEMBERED FOR?
>> HAVING THE GREATEST NBA 3
POINT PERCENTAGE.
>> THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION IS A WORKING LABORATORY
IN SPACE AND SOLAR ENERGY IS A
KEY ELEMENT IN KEEPING IT
RUNNING.
ASTRONAUTS RELY ON THIS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE TO POWER
THE MACHINES AS WELL AS THE ONES
THEY NEED FOR SURVIVAL.
IN THIS DEMONSTRATION VIDEO
ASTRONAUT RICKY ARNOLD EXPLAINS
THE PROCESS OF GENERATING POWER
TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY FOR
ASTRONAUTS AS THEY ORBIT 250
MILES ABOVE THE EARTH'S SURFACE.
HI.
WELCOME ABOARD THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
I'M ASTRONAUT RICKY ARNOLD AND
I'M AT ONE OF OUR HUMAN RESEARCH
FACILITIES ON I.S.S. WHERE YOU
CAN SEE CENTRIFUGES, LAPTOPS AND
OTHER SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT.
ACROSS FROM ME IS ANOTHER RACK
WHERE YOU CAN SEE ULTRASOUND
IMAGING AND MORE LAPTOPS AND
CAMERAS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AND
ALL STUFF THAT REQUIRES
ELECTRICAL POWER.
IN FACT WE HAVE SO MUCH
EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND LIFE
SUPPORT THAT OUR SYSTEM HAS
ABOUT 8 MILES OR 13 KILOMETERS
OF WIRING TO MAKE IT ALL WORK.
SO WHERE DOES THIS COME FROM?
LET'S HAVE A LOOK.
YOU CAN EASILY SEE THE SOLAR
ARRAYS SOAKING IN THE SUNLIGHT.
THESE 4 SOLAR ARRAYS ARE MADE OF
CELLS WHICH ARE PURE IDENTIFIED
CHUNKS.
THEY CREATE A TOTAL OF 262,400
SOLAR CELLS AND COVER AN AREA OF
27,000 SQUARE FEET.
MORE THAN HALF THE AREA OF A
FOOTBALL FIELD.
THAT'S HUGE.
WHEN THE STATION IS IN SUNLIGHT
THE SOLAR ARRAYS PRODUCE 60%
MORE POWER THAN WE NEED DURING
THE DAYTIME.
THAT EXTRA POWER GOES DIRECTLY
THROUGH CHARGING OUR LITHIUM-ION
BATTERIES.
THEY PROVIDE THE POWER WE NEED
DURING THE 16 NIGHT TIMES WE
HAVE PER DAY HERE ON THE SPACE
STATION.
THE ENERGY OUR SOLAR ARRAYS CAN
PRODUCE IS ENOUGH TO POWER 40
HOMES AND WE CAN MAXIMIZE THE
POWER WE GENERATE.
ONE LIKE A WIND MILL TO TRACK
THE SUN THROUGH THE COURSE OF
THE DAY AND THE OTHER TO ATTRACT
THE SUN'S INCLINATION OR ANGLE
IN THE SKY.
THE SPACE STATION'S ELECTRICAL
POWER SYSTEM USES DIRECT CURRENT
TO PROVIDE ENERGY FOR WATER
RECOVERY AND SCIENCE
EXPERIMENTS.
THANKS FOR COMING ABOARD AND NOW
BACK TO EARTH.
MANY NASA ASTRONAUTS WHO HAVE
BEEN TO SPACE FOR AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF TIME RETURN TO EARTH
WITH A NEW APPRECIATION FOR THE
PLANET THEY LEFT BEHIND.
IT'S ALSO BEEN TRUE FOR THOSE
WHO TOOK A TRIP TO SPACE ON A
SHUTTLE MISSION THAT ONLY LASTED
A WEEK OR SO.
TAKE IT FROM FORMER ASTRONAUT
BILL MACARTHUR WHO MADE BOTH
KINDS OF TRIPS.
HE HAS A SHIFT IN HIS WORLD VIEW
AFTER SEEING THE WORLD AT THAT
DISTANCE.
>> WHEN YOU FIRST GET TO ORBIT
MAIN ENGINE CUTS OFF AND IT'S
REALLY FUNNY -- NOT FUNNY BUT
FUN TO WATCH EVERYONE.
I THINK EVERYONE TAKES WHATEVER
WRITING UTENSIL AND RELEASES IT
BECAUSE IT'S -- I WANT TO SEE
SOMETHING FLOAT.
YEAH, I KNOW I FEEL FLOATY BUT
NOW I WANT TO SEE SOMETHING
FLOAT.
AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN,
PARTICULARLY YOUR FIRST TIME
FLYER IT'S TO THE WINDOW.
FIRST THING IS HOW BEAUTIFUL IT
IS.
IT'S DARN EXCITING AND SO
IMMEDIATELY YOU'RE TRYING TO
IDENTIFY GEOGRAPHICAL PLACES.
YOU LOOK AND YOU SEE THINGS LIKE
A MASSIVE THUNDERSTORM COMING UP
AND IT REALLY DOES COME UP AT
YOU.
IT IS THAT TANGIBLE NATURE OF
WHAT YOU'RE SEEING THAT REALLY
DOES TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY.
I WORRIED MY FAMILY WHEN I WAS
SENDING THEM NOTES BECAUSE I
STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE BLACK
VELVET OF DEEP SPACE.
YOU LOOK AT THE SKY HERE ON
EARTH AND IT'S LIKE MILKY WAY OR
THOSE THIN CLOUDS UP THERE AND
WHAT AM I LOOKING AT?
BUT EVERYTHING IS REALLY, REALLY
VIVID AND I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER
PART OF THE VISUAL ASPECT
WHETHER YOU'RE LOOKING AT OR
DOWN, IT'S PART OF THE SAME
THING OF TAKING A PICTURE OF
SOMEONE AND NOTHING CAPTURES
VIVID COLORS AND TEXTURE AND
SUBTLETY LIKE THE HUMAN EYE
DOES.
WHEN YOU'RE IN SPACE IT'S THE
SAME THING.
I THINK THAT'S IN PART WHY IT'S
SUCH A POWERFUL PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE.
AS MUCH AS WE LOVE THE PICTURES
THAT WE BRING BACK -- THERE'S A
CERTAIN SERENITY THAT COMES.
IT'S NOT JUST FROM WHAT YOU HAVE
SEEN BUT REALIZING A TREMENDOUS
GOAL THAT YOU HAVE.
THAT'S SOMETHING RIGHT AFTER I
GOT ON ORBIT THE FIRST TIME IS
HEAVEN FORBID I COULD PARISH NOW
OR I COULD NEVER FLY AGAIN, BUT
NOTHING CAN TAKE THIS EXPERIENCE
AWAY.
I OWN THIS EXPERIENCE.
IT IS MINE FOREVER.
>> CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT IT MUST
BE LIKE FOR SCIENTISTS WHO SPEND
YEARS OF THEIR LIVES DEVELOPING
AND DESIGNING AN EXPERIMENT TO
FINALLY WATCH IT BLAST OFF THE
PLANET ON THE TOP 0 OF A ROCKET?
WELL, IN THIS EPISODE OF THE NEW
SERIES NASA EXPLORES YOU CAN
WATCH A PAIR OF RESEARCHERS GO
THROUGH THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE
OF LAUNCHING ALL THEIR HARD WORK
STRAIGHT INTO SPACE.
I GREW UP HERE IN FLORIDA.
I CAME TO THIS VERY SPOT OUT
HERE AS A KID.
MY DAD WOULD TAKE US TO LUNCH
ALL THE TIME.
PERSONALLY, THE KID IN ME COMES
OUT WHEN I COME HERE. IT'S
REALLY COOL.
I'VE BEEN ON BOTH SIDES AND
RESEARCHER AND NOW A HELPING
RESEARCHER AND I GOT TO SAY IT'S
NERVOUS ON BOTH SIDES.
I HAVE A LOT OF WORK INVOLVED AS
A PAYLOAD PROVIDER.
YOU HOPE YOU CHECKED ALL THE
BOXES AND YOU HAVE DONE ALL THAT
YOU CAN DO TO MAKE EVERYTHING
WORK FOR THE RESEARCHERS SO THEY
GET GOOD DATA.
IT'S WORTH ALL THE WORK.
SOME OF THE BIGGEST DISCOVERIES
WE MADE AND ARE GOING TO FIND UP
ON THE SPACE STATION.
IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.
>> WE'VE BEEN REALLY NERVOUS
RIGHT UP UNTIL RIGHT THIS
MOMENT.
NERVOUS THAT OUR DREAMS AREN'T
ACTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN.
BUT NOW THAT THE LARGER
COUNTDOWN IS HAPPENING AND THE
ROCKET IS ALL FUELLED UP AND
EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING
TO HAPPEN ON TIME IT'S GETTING
EXCITED.
THE LAST 15 MINUTE WINDOW BEFORE
IT TAKES OFF.
THANKS TO THE ASTRONAUTS WORKING
ON THIS PROJECT ON STATION.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WORKED ON THIS.
IT'S NOT JUST THE PEOPLE -- IT'S
BEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE.
THE STATION CELEBRATES ITS 20TH
ANNIVERSARY.
IT'S INCREDIBLE JUST TO WATCH IT
NO MATTER WHAT.
BUT KNOWING THAT WE HAVE A
PERSONAL INVESTMENT IN IT MAKES
A BIG DIFFERENCE.
>> JUST KNOWING THAT SOMETHING
THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON AND
THEN WATCHING THE WHOLE
EXPERIENCE MAKES IT JUST
DIFFERENT.
REALLY I CAN'T FIND THE RIGHT
WORDS TO EXPLAIN IT.
IT DEFINITELY FEELS LIKE THE
WORK LEADING UP TO IT IS WORTH
WHILE.
AND LIKE SOMEONE YOU'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH FOR SUCH A LONG
TIME AND I THINK YOU COULDN'T
GET BETTER IS ALL I CAN SAY.
I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT WITH
ANYONE ELSE.
IT WAS REALLY SPECIAL TO WATCH
IT TOGETHER.
OUR SCIENTIST EXPERIMENT IS
OFFICIALLY ON ITS WAY TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
THE SPACE X DRAGON CAPSULE NOW
MUST MAKE THE LAST LEG OF ITS
JOURNEY TO THE HANDS OF THE
ASTRONAUTS IN MICROGRAVITY.
WHAT'S NEAT FOR US WE'VE GOT CAR
GO VEHICLES COMING AND GOING TO
THE I.S.S. ALL THE TIME.
IT IS REALLY LIKE A BUSY PARKING
LOT.
VEHICLES COME IN AND THEY STAY
FOR A FEW MONTHS AND WE DO A
WHOLE BUNCH OF SCIENCE AND THEY
LEAVE AGAIN AND BEFORE YOU KNOW
IT THE NEXT ONE IS COME UP.
WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER,
THESE VEHICLES CANNOT DOCK
THEMSELVES TO THE SPACE STATION.
WE HAVE TO BRING THEM INTO THE
SPACE STATION UTILIZING ROBOTICS
AND WHAT I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE
IS PERFORMING ROBOTICS GOING OUT
AND CAPTURING THAT VEHICLE IS
LIKE A REALLY DIFFICULT VIDEO
GAME.
AND SO WE PRACTICE OVER AND OVER
AND OVER AGAIN USING COMPUTER
SIMULATION ON HOW TO CAPTURE
THAT CARGO VEHICLE TO BRING IT
INTO STATION.
ONCE THAT VEHICLE DOCKS TO
STATION, WE DO A SERIES OF
PRESSURE CHECKS AND EQUALIZE
THAT PRESSURE WITH THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND
FINALLY WE GET TO OPEN THE
HATCH.
VERY QUICKLY THE CREWS STARTS TO
MOVE BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SOME
EXPERIMENTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY
KEPT AND WE HAVE TO TRANSFER
THEM QUICKLY OUT AND KEEP THEM
AT THE SAME TEMPERATURE THERE ON
BOARD THE SPACE STATION.
IT'S ONE OF THE FIRST ITEMS THAT
ASTRONAUTS MUST REMOVE FROM
DRAGON.
WITH THE EXPERIMENT FINALLY
ABOARD THE SPACE STATION IT'S
TIME TO CONDUCT SCIENCE AND
MICROGRAVITY.
>> THIS IS FANTASTIC FOR ME.
THIS MEANS A LOT TO ME AS A
CLINICIAN, SO IT WAS REALLY NEAT
TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM THAT SORT
OF SCIENCE ON STATION.
WE KNOW THAT SCIENTISTS PLAY A
HUGE ROLE IN HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT
MISSIONS BUT THERE ARE WAYS THAT
STUDENTS CAN GET INVOLVED TOO.
NASA RELIES ON THEM TO TAKE PART
IN MICROG NEXT THAT ALLOWS THEM
TO PUT THEIR ENGINEERING SKILLS
TO THE TEST.
THERE IS ONE THING THAT EXPLORES
ALL THROUGHOUT TIME HAS HAD IN
COMMON.
THEY'RE ALL AT THE MERCY OF
WEATHER.
WHILE THINGS LIKE RAIN AND WIND
AND LIGHTNING ALL FACTOR IN, YOU
CAN'T FORGET ABOUT RADIATION.
THE ASTRONAUTS IN THE SYSTEMS ON
THEIR FUTURE SPACE VEHICLES WELL
HAVE TO BE PROTECTED AND THAT'S
WHY TODAY'S SCIENTISTS ARE
WORKING HARD TO IMPROVE OUR
ABILITY TO ACTIVELY FORECAST
DANGEROUS SPACE WEATHER.
THE SPACING WE TRAVEL THROUGH.
WHEN SEAFARING NATIONS BEGIN TO
EXPLORE ONE OF THE BIGGEST
CONCERNS IN MAKING THE JOURNEY
SAFELY WAS HOW TO COPE WITH
WEATHER.
THEY CAN HARNESS THE WIND FOR
POWER AND THEY COULD RELY ON THE
SUN AND THE STARS FOR
NAVIGATION.
THEY COULD BUILD STURDY SHIPS
BUT IF A STORM ROSE SUDDENLY
THEY WERE AT NATURE'S MERCY.
WE'RE ON THE CUSP OF EXPLORING
NEW WORLDS AND ONCE AGAIN ONE OF
OUR CONCERNS ABOUT TRAVELING
LONG DISTANCES IS THE WEATHER.
SPACE WEATHER.
WHILE SPACE IS A VACUUM, IT'S
NOT 100% EMPTY.
PARTICLES, ENERGY AND MAGNETIC
FIELDS TRAVEL THROUGH THE VOID.
MUCH OF THESE EMANATE FROM THE
SUN'S CORONA AS PART OF AN
OUTWARD FLOW KNOWN AS SOLAR WIND
WHICH STRETCHES WELL BEYOND THE
ORBIT OF NEPTUNE.
THERE ARE ALSO HIGH ENERGY
PARTICLES OR COSMIC RAYS IN THE
MIX WHICH TRAVEL VAST DISTANCES
FROM DYING STARS OR SUPER NOVA.
EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD ACT AS A
SHIELD AGAINST THE MOST HARMFUL
FORMS BUT IN SPACE THERE IS NO
SUCH DETERRENT.
IF WE WANT TO TRAVEL THROUGH
THIS SPACE, WE NEED WAYS TO
PROTECT OUR ASTRONAUTS.
THESE PARTICLES CAN EFFECT OUR
TECHNOLOGIES TRIPPING ON BOARD
ELECTRONS.
SPACE WEATHER SCIENTIST AT
NASA'S GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT
CENTER NOTES WE ARE WORKING HARD
TO FORECAST WHEN THESE PARTICLES
WILL BE AT THEIR PEAK SUCH AS
DURING SOLAR FLAIRS.
ACUTE EXPOSURE TO THESE
PARTICLES IS A SERIOUS CONCERN
FOR ASTRONAUTS AND INSTRUMENTS.
THEREFORE, HAVING A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHEN TO EXPECT
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS IMPORTANT FOR
SAFELY SENDING OUR ASTRONAUTS
AND SPACE CRAFT THROUGH SPACE.
IRONICALLY, SUCH SPACE WEATHER
ACTIVITY CAN ACTUALLY PROTECT
AGAINST ANOTHER THREAT TO
ASTRONAUTS, THE SUN'S ACTIVITY
CAN BLOCK DANGEROUS COSMIC RAYS
COMING FROM OTHER STARS WHICH
ARE CONSTANTLY PRESENT DEALING
THE COMPLEXITY OF THE SYSTEM
NASA TRIES TO UNDERSTAND AND
MITIGATE FOR OUR SPACE
TRAVELLERS.
OVER TIME, SEA CAPTAINS LEARNED
WHEN TO SALE THEIR SHIPS AND
WHEN TO STAY IN HARBOR.
BASED ON THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE
WEATHER.
IT'S MORE RISKY TO BE ON THE
WATER DURING HURRICANE SEASON
AND YOU'D WANT TO CONSIDER
AVOIDING THE NORTHEAST COAST OF
AMERICA DURING THE HEIGHT OF
WINTER.
IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE ARE
DOING TODAY.
WE'RE CONSTANTLY DEVELOPING AND
TESTING NEW MODELS TO PREDICT
SPACE WEATHER AND WE'RE
CONSTANTLY SEEKING NEW DATA TO
REFINE THEM.
A HOST OF HELIO PHYSICS MISSIONS
OBSERVES SPACE FROM A VARIETY OF
POINTS.
IN AUGUST 2018, NASA LAUNCHED
THE PARKER'S SOLAR PROBE TO HELP
US BETTER UNDERSTAND THE SUN'S
ACTIVITY.
ESPECIALLY WHAT DRIVES THE SOLAR
WIND AND HOW ENERGETIC PARTICLES
GET ACCELERATED.
THIS DATA TO BE USED TO IMPROVE
MODELS ULTIMATELY HELPING US
FIND NEW AND BETTER WAYS TO
SHIELD OUR SPACE CRAFT AND
PROTECT OUR ASTRONAUTS.
WHETHER IT WAS THE OCEANS
ANCIENT SHIPS TRAVEL THROUGH OR
THE SPACE WE'LL ONE DAY TRAVEL
TO, WE BEEN THIS, KEEPING A
WATCHFUL EYE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
AROUND US IS KEY TO ENSURING
SAFE PASSAGE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT
MATTERS IN SPACE, VISIT
SCIENCE.NASA.GOV.
FUTURE MISSIONS JUST MENTIONED
LIKE THE ONES THAT WILL RETURN
AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS TO THE MOON
AND THEN TAKE THEM OUT TO THE
SOLAR SYSTEM ARE PART OF THE
ARTEMIS PROGRAM.
THEY'LL BRING TOGETHER THE ORION
SPACE VEHICLE AND SPAWN MUCH
LAUNCH ROCKET AND GROUND SYSTEMS
AND AS YOU'LL SEE THE PEOPLE
BUILDING THESE THINGS ARE
WORKING HARD TO GET EVERYTHING
TO GO.
TAKE LOOK AT THE PROGRESS BEING
MADE AT NASA CENTERS ALL ACROSS
THE COUNTRY.
IF YOU'D LIKE ANOTHER LOOK AT
ANY OF THE STORIES WE FEATURED
TODAY, HEAD ON OVER TO YOUTUBE
AND FACEBOOK AT THOSE ADDRESSES
RIGHT THERE IN THE BLACK BOX ON
THE NASA TV SCREEN.
WHILE YOU'RE THERE FEEL FREE TO
CHECK OUT ALL THE OTHER COOL
STUFF ABOUT NASA AND AMERICAN
AMERICA'S HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT
PROGRAM.
IF YOU RATHER TAKE IT TO GO, THE
PLACE TO GO IS HOUSTON WE HAVE A
PODCAST.
WE HEAR FIRST HAND FROM THOSE
WORKING IN THE THICK OF ALL
ASPECTS OF SPACE EXPLORATION.
TODAY WE GET THE INSIDE SCOOP ON
WHAT IT TAKES TO KEEP THE
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER RUNNING.
YOU'LL HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE IN
CHARGE AND BECAUSE IT'S THAT
SPECIAL TIME OF YEAR HURRICANE
RESPONSE.
GO TO NASA.GOV/PODCAST FOR THIS
EPISODE AND PREVIOUS EPISODES
AND FULL LIBRARY.
YOU CAN LISTEN TO ANY OF THE
ABOVE ON APPLE PODCAST, GOOGLE
PODCAST AND SOUND CLOUD.